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PROPERTY FROM AN ASIAN COLLECTION
A FINELY CARVED 'PHOENIX' TIANHUANG SEAL
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A FINELY CARVED 'PHOENIX' TIANHUANG SEAL
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The seal knop well carved in high relief as an archaistic phoenix with a flower spray emerging from its beak, its large wings outstretched, the body coiled, striding amidst ruyi-clouds, all raised on a square platform base
15/16 x 15/16 x 1½ in. (2.2 x 2.2 x 3.8 cm.), box
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The seal knop well carved in high relief as an archaistic phoenix with a flower spray emerging from its beak, its large wings outstretched, the body coiled, striding amidst ruyi-clouds, all raised on a square platform base
15/16 x 15/16 x 1½ in. (2.2 x 2.2 x 3.8 cm.), box